thanks for the help ....it works fine and im chuffed.nice n simple to understand in my noobie opinion what was needed thanks again,any chance u can tell me how to strighten stickers once in tm ?ty again

1. Go into the Trackmania Folder and create a folder called Stickers if you dont already have it, for me it is..
C:\Users\Willo\Documents\TrackMania\Painter\Stickers

2. Create a folder with what you want to name the Sticker (Like Flag, or Ball) in the Sticker folder

3. Start paint.net click: file, open and select your image

4. Before saving your "Sticker" click on the "Image" tab and select "Resize" change the size to 128x128 "Do Not Maintain Aspect Ratio" (little option to turn it off at the top).

5. Save your image ( save as ) "Sticker.tga". Remove the tick from the box at bottom "compress (RLE)" do not close the image yet, you still need it.

6. Now save it as "Icon.dds" when you do this a Setting menu will pop up. In the Settings area select "DXT5 (Interpolated Alpha)" Under the Compressor type use "Interative Fit (slowest/HQ)", Set Error Metic to "Uniform", and lastly check both of the boxes under Additional options at the bottom. then select "Ok"

So if you have made a Sticker of a flag, you will have created a folder called flag in your Sticker folder. In the folder called flag you put your 2 files that you created called Sticker.tga and Icon.dds.

When you start TM and choose your vehicle to paint, click on stickers and use your new sticker. sometimes your sticker does not look right, just click on one of the stickers built into TM, the back on to your own and it shoult now look ok.